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I am an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Northern Michigan University, and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Minor. I study a wide range of topics, mostly related to child development and/or gender. Check out my lab website to learn more.

I earned my B.S. from Lewis & Clark College, my Ph.D. from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota, and did my post-doctoral work at the Centre for Research in Human Development at Concordia University. As a graduate student, I received a fellowship from the University of Minnesota and an NIH traineeship through the Cognitive Sciences Center. While at NMU, I have received grants from the NIH and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.